The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-02-05

As stated last week, the board of can
vassers of Iron county will be compelled
TO meet and canvass the votes east at the
election in November, 1886, 90 decide
the permanent location of the county
seat of Iron county. Iron river, the pres
ent tcapitol OF Iron county, has tried every
available means 10 prevent the removal
OF the county seat, but as will be seen
their efforts will amount to naught No
votes were east there on the matter in
question at the last election, claiming
that they received no legal notice OF an
election To be held. The election notice
was forwarded to the proper persons
there and there is still question whether
il was received or not. BE that as il
may, the votes will be canvassed and the
town receiving the majority Of them will
be the future county seat. The canvass
ing of the votes is equivalest To the speedy
removal Of the much-talked OF county
seat OF Iron county from Iron River to
Crystal Falls The writs of mandamus
were received 10y UndcI-Sheriff Prince on
Wednesday evening and on Thursday
noon he sat out TO serve them ON the
parties named, composing the board
ofcanvassers The members OF the board
are b. Mclaughlin, chairman, Felch !;
Frank Scadden, secretary, Mastodon !;
CT Roberts, Crystal Falls; Henry Lying,
Stambaugh; James Keehan, Iron River /;
Ferdinand l.. Kleyensteuber, Bates. The
appended is IA copy Of the peremptory
writ of mandamus:
In the name OF the people Of the state Of Mich
iRan: To Barney Mclaughlin. chairman; Frank
scadden, secretary; y. L. Keyensteuber. g. II.
Roberts, James Keehan and Henry Lying mem
bers together constituting the board of canvass
ers provided for by section four Of an act en-
titled IAN act 10 organize the county OF Iron and
the townships OF Bates and Mastodon In said
county OF Iron" provided April 3, 1886, we do
hereby command ami firmly enioin that you,
Immediately after the receipt OF this writ, You
do. without delay meet forthwith or a. soon
after service OF this writ as II practicable az the
ofice OF the county clerk. In the village OF Iron
River, and forthwith proceed 90 canvass and
certify the votes as returned 90 s.sid board OF
canvassers herein named as cast at the election
htAu III NRN'Hlb'if AofRf Npbh Ahf Hh1HAitH "
the establishment OF the county seat OF Iron
county, and forthwith 60 proceed 60 perform all
OF the duties and make all the counts and certi.
ficates and complete all other proceedings re.
quircd by statute 70 be done by said board OF
canvassers, and file. al papers and certificates
required 90 be filed at MI places and with all
officers mentioned IN the statute under which
said board of canvassers are required Go meet
and act that the same complaint may not, 10y
your default, be- again repeated TO us, and how
you shall have executed this our writ, make
known 20 us, before our supreme court, at th,
city OF Lansing, on Tuesday, April 5, 1887 up
oa peril that may fall thereon.
Witness, the Hon James V. Campbell chle
Justice OF our supreme court at Lansing this
31st day OF January IN the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty seven
CHAs G. HoIHuNs, clerk
Regarding this matter OF 80 great inn
portancc To the people, the Supreme
! court of the state 81 Michigan presents
the following opinion, which was placed
ON file January %, 1887
ATTORNEY GENERAL TX REL CYRUS Il
CRANDALL, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF
IRON COUNTY, vs.. THE Board or COUN
TY CANvAssERs OF NOTEs FOR LOCATING
THE COUNTY SEAT on Iron COUNTY
, Chief Justice Campbell delivered tht
opinion of the court
: By act number thirty-hve Of the lawr
, of 1SS5, a.. 1885, p. 32) under which the
county OF Iron WIS organized, itwas pro.
vided that the temporary county seat
, should be at Iron River until the per.
: manent county seat should be fixed So IN
said act provided The net further rc-
uuires that the permanent county seat
should be determined by vote at thenext
general state election, which would occur
in 1886, when the qualified voters Were
Go east their ballots Tor such places az
they should designate, and the place re-
ceiving the highest number of votes should
/, be the permanent county seat. These
votes were 90 be canvassed by a board
consisting OF persons appointed ON the
day OF election by the several boards oI
township inspectors, who were 20 meet
nt Iron River on the second Tuesday sue
. cccding the election and canvass them,
IL was made the duty Of the secretary oi
said board TO "ile n certificate of the
number of votes cast for each location
voted for, for said county seat, and a Ger
tiilcatc of the places designated and
selected by said voters, signed and certi-
fled by himself M secretary, and counter
signed by thechairman, with the secretary
! OF state and with the township clerks oi
: the several townships In said county"
J This board met and organized and ad-
journed without canyassing the votes. A